Dixons Carphone clocked up a healthy rise in sales over the summer as the merged electricals and mobile phones giant said it has not seen signs of a Brexit hangover.

In its first quarter to the end of July, the Currys and PC World owner posted a 4 per cent rise in like-for-like sales across the UK and Ireland.

The FTSE 100-listed firm's chief executive Seb James confirmed shopper footfall had been 'really strong' in the latest sign that the June vote to quit the European Union has not yet dented consumer confidence.

Success: Dixons Carphone was created out of a £5billion merger between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse back in 2014

The Dixons Carphone boss added: 'We continue to see no detectable impact of the Brexit vote on consumer behaviour in the UK.'

Recent official figures for retail sales showed a far-better-than-expected 1.4 per cent rise in July, which marked a rebound from June, when the high street suffered its sharpest sales fall in six months.

But not all retailers are convinced over consumer resilience, with John Lewis managing director Andy Street revealing yesterday that he feared shopper confidence had failed to bounce back to pre-referendum levels.

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But Dixons Carphone remained upbeat, with the firm having seen strong demand for televisions ahead of the summer's Euro 2016 football championship, while sales were also strong for smart fitness devices and watches, as well as PC gaming.

The group noted that the Pokemon Go gaming craze had more than doubled demand for mobile phone chargers as players run down their phone power while glued to their screens.

Upbeat: Dixons Carphone boss, Seb James (pictured) said he had seen no detectable Brexit vote impact on consumer demand

The chain also delivered strong sales growth in built-in white goods, such as washing machines and dishwashers, three times faster than the market after boosting its range available for next-day delivery and launching an expert installation service.

Seb James also confirmed that the rollout of the group's three-in-one megastores was 'well on track', while the group's first quarter also saw it go live with a new Carphone Warehouse website.

He also gave an update on the company's US expansion plans through a joint venture deal with US telecoms group Sprint, with 31 stores now across five regions.

The firm plans to eventually open 500 outlets in the US.

The retailer's overseas operations also delivered robust like-for-like sales growth in its first quarter, up 13 per cent in Southern Europe driven by Greece and 2 per cent higher in the Nordics.

Plug in: Dixons Carphone said shoppers have been snapping up mobile phone chargers in order to play Pokemon Go on the run

The group said in January that it would close 134 outlets in the UK and Ireland and would create what it describes as '3-in-1' stores, merging PC World and Currys and then adding a Carphone Warehouse to those locations.

In the first quarter, disruption from refurbishment knocked around 1 per cent off the company's like-for-like and total revenue growth in the UK and Ireland.

Analysts said the trading statement was more upbeat than expected and in response Dixons Carphone shares were up 4 per cent, or 12.7p to 387.1p in early trading.

Wayne Brown, analyst at Liberum Capital, said: 'Trading in the quarter has continued to be strong with no Brexit effect to speak of.

'In the UK this is being delivered across the cohort of electricals and we are encouraged that the 3-in-1 store rationalisation programme is on track.'

He added: 'There are some positive signs that both the Sprint JV and honeyBee are building strong momentum and a new contract with TalkTalk is beneficial for CWS.

'With trading ahead of expectations and as comparatives start to ease as we move through the year, we remain confident that we could be upgrading. The shares are weak and remain under-valued and we advocate a strong BUY.'